Presidential elections are underway in Moldova. In the second round, the current head of state, Maia Sandu, is leading with 55.04% of the votes.
Her competitor, the former Prosecutor General of the Republic, Alexander Stoyanoglo, received 44.96% of the votes.
The figures cited are preliminary voting results, published by the Central Election Commission after processing 98.92% of the ballots.
The TASS agency reported this, noting that only a few foreign polling stations remain to count the votes.
In Moldova itself, 100% of protocols have been processed.
According to the Central Election Commission, within the country, residents cast their votes mainly in support of Stoianoglo – he gained 51.19% and won in 19 of 36 regions.
Sandu's result in the republic is 48.81% of the votes.
However, based on the results of processing 89.18% of ballots at polling stations abroad, the latter is in the lead with 82.33%. 17.67% of voters there voted for Stoyanoglo.
The preliminary results of the elections were commented on by the head of the Party of Socialists of Moldova, Igor Dodon.
In a conversation with a correspondent for a Russian publication, he stated that citizens living in the country have denied their confidence in the current president.
According to him, due to the loss of trust, Sandu has become a “lame duck.”
